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寧〔宁〕 ning4 {níng}

(adverb) Would rather (do one thing than the other)

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寧〔宁〕 {níng}

  1. would rather
  2. to prefer
  3. how (emphatic)
  4. Taiwan pr. [ning2]

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寧〔宁〕 ning4 {níng}

  1. peaceful
  2. to pacify
  3. to visit (one's parents etc)

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寧〔宁〕 ning4 {nìng}

  1. would rather
  2. to prefer
  3. how (emphatic)
  4. Taiwan pr. [ning2]

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寧〔宁〕 ning4 {Níng}

  1. abbr. for Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region 寧夏回族自治區
  2. abbr. for Nanjing 南京
  3. surname Ning

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寧邊〔宁边〕 ning4 bin1 {Níng biān}

Yongbyon (Ryeongbyeon), site of North Korean nuclear reactor

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寧波〔宁-〕 ning4 bo1 {Níng bō}

Ningbo subprovincial city in Zhejiang

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寧德〔宁-〕 ning4 dak1 {Níng dé}

Ningde prefecture level city in Fujian

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寧都〔宁-〕 ning4 dou1 {Níng dū}

Ningdu county in Ganzhou 贛州, Jiangxi

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寧化〔宁-〕 ning4 faa3 {Níng huà}

Ninghua county in Sanming 三明, Fujian

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寧岡〔宁冈〕 ning4 gong1 {Níng gāng}

former Ninggang county in Jiangxi, now within Jinggangshan county level city 井岡山市 in Ji'an 吉安, Jiangxi

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寧江〔宁-〕 ning4 gong1 {Níng jiāng}

Ningjiang district of Songyuan city 松原市, Jilin

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寧國〔宁国〕 ning4 gwok3 {Níng guó}

Ningguo county level city in Xuancheng 宣城, Anhui

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寧夏〔宁-〕 ning4 haa6 {Níng xià}

Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, abbr. 寧, capital Yinchuan 銀川

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寧肯〔宁-〕 ning4 hang2 {nìng kěn}

  1. would rather...
  2. it would be better...
  3. would prefer

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寧可〔宁-〕 ning4 ho2 {nìng kě}

  1. preferably
  2. one would prefer to...(or not to...)
  3. would rather
  4. (would) be better to
  5. (to pick) the lesser of two evils

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寧河〔宁-〕 ning4 ho4 {Níng hé}

Ninghe county in Tianjin 天津

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寧鄉〔宁乡〕 ning4 hoeng1 {Níng xiāng}

Ningxiang county in Changsha 長沙, Hunan

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寧海〔宁-〕 ning4 hoi2 {Níng hǎi}

Ninghai county in Ningbo 寧波, Zhejiang

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寧洱〔宁-〕 ning4 ji5 {Níng ěr}

  1. Ning'er County in Yunnan
  2. abbr. for Ning'er Hani and Yi Autonomous County 寧洱哈尼族彞族自治縣

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寧陽〔宁阳〕 ning4 joeng4 {Níng yáng}

Ningyang county in Tai'an 泰安, Shandong

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寧遠〔宁远〕 ning4 jyun5 {Níng yuǎn}

Ningyuan county in Yongzhou 永州, Hunan

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寧縣〔宁县〕 ning4 jyun6 {Níng xiàn}

Ning county in Qingyang 慶陽, Gansu

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寧願〔宁愿〕 ning4 jyun6 {nìng yuàn}

  1. would rather
  2. better

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寧強〔宁强〕 ning4 koeng4 {Níng qiáng}

Ningqiang County in Hanzhong 漢中, Shaanxi

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寧陵〔宁-〕 ning4 ling4 {Níng líng}

Ningling county in Shangqiu 商丘, Henan

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寧蒗〔宁-〕 ning4 long6 {Níng làng}

abbr. for 寧蒗彞族自治縣, Ninglang Yizu autonomous county in Yunnan

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寧明〔宁-〕 ning4 ming4 {Níng míng}

Ningming county in Chongzuo 崇左, Guangxi

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寧武〔宁-〕 ning4 mou5 {Níng wǔ}

Ningwu county in Xinzhou 忻州, Shanxi

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寧南〔宁-〕 ning4 naam4 {Níng nán}

Ningnan county in Liangshan Yi autonomous prefecture 涼山彞族自治州, south Sichuan

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寧安〔宁-〕 ning4 on1 {Níng ān}

Ning'an county level city in Mudanjiang 牡丹江, Heilongjiang

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寧陝〔宁陕〕 ning4 sim2 {Níng shǎn}

Ningshan County in Ankang 安康, Shaanxi

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寧城〔宁-〕 ning4 sing4 {Níng chéng}

Ningcheng county of Chifeng 赤峰, Inner Mongolia

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寧津〔宁-〕 ning4 zeon1 {Níng jīn}

Ningjin county in Dezhou 德州, Shandong

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寧晉〔宁晋〕 ning4 zeon3 {Níng jìn}

Ningjin county in Xingtai 邢台, Hebei

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寧靜〔宁静〕 ning4 zing6 {níng jìng}

  1. tranquil
  2. tranquility
  3. serenity

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寧宗〔宁-〕 ning4 zung1 {Níng zōng}

Emperor Ningzong of Southern Song (1168-1224)

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寧波市〔宁--〕 ning4 bo1 si5 {Níng bō shì}

Ningbo subprovincial city in Zhejiang

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寧德市〔宁--〕 ning4 dak1 si5 {Níng dé shì}

Ningde prefecture level city in Fujian

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寧都縣〔宁-县〕 ning4 dou1 jyun6 {Níng dū xiàn}

Ningdu county in Ganzhou 贛州, Jiangxi

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寧化縣〔宁-县〕 ning4 faa3 jyun6 {Níng huà xiàn}

Ninghua county in Sanming 三明, Fujian

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寧岡縣〔宁冈县〕 ning4 gong1 jyun6 {Níng gāng xiàn}

former Ninggang county in Jiangxi, now within Jinggangshan county level city 井岡山市 in Ji'an 吉安, Jiangxi

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寧江區〔宁-区〕 ning4 gong1 keoi1 {Níng jiāng qū}

Ningjiang district of Songyuan city 松原市, Jilin

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寧國市〔宁国-〕 ning4 gwok3 si5 {Níng guó shì}

Ningguo county level city in Xuancheng 宣城, Anhui

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寧夏省〔宁--〕 ning4 haa6 saang2 {Níng xià Shěng}

former Ningxia province, now Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region 寧夏回族自治區

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寧河縣〔宁-县〕 ning4 ho4 jyun6 {Níng hé xiàn}

Ninghe county in Tianjin 天津

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寧鄉縣〔宁乡县〕 ning4 hoeng1 jyun6 {Níng xiāng xiàn}

Ningxiang county in Changsha 長沙, Hunan

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寧海縣〔宁-县〕 ning4 hoi2 jyun6 {Níng hǎi xiàn}

Ninghai county in Ningbo 寧波, Zhejiang

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寧洱縣〔宁-县〕 ning4 ji5 jyun6 {Níng ěr Xiàn}

  1. Ning'er County in Yunnan
  2. abbr. for Ning'er Hani and Yi Autonomous County 寧洱哈尼族彞族自治縣

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寧陽縣〔宁阳县〕 ning4 joeng4 jyun6 {Níng yáng xiàn}

Ninguang county in Tai'an 泰安, Shandong

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寧遠縣〔宁远县〕 ning4 jyun5 jyun6 {Níng yuǎn xiàn}

Ningyuan county in Yongzhou 永州, Hunan

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寧強縣〔宁强县〕 ning4 koeng4 jyun6 {Níng qiáng Xiàn}

Ningqiang County in Hanzhong 漢中, Shaanxi

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寧陵縣〔宁-县〕 ning4 ling4 jyun6 {Níng líng xiàn}

Ningling county in Shangqiu 商丘, Henan

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寧蒗縣〔宁-县〕 ning4 long6 jyun6 {Níng làng xiàn}

Ninglang Yizu autonomous county in Lijiang 麗江, Yunnan

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寧明縣〔宁-县〕 ning4 ming4 jyun6 {Níng míng xiàn}

Ningming county in Chongzuo 崇左, Guangxi

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寧武縣〔宁-县〕 ning4 mou5 jyun6 {Níng wǔ xiàn}

Ningwu county in Xinzhou 忻州, Shanxi

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寧南縣〔宁-县〕 ning4 naam4 jyun6 {Níng nán xiàn}

Ningnan county in Liangshan Yi autonomous prefecture 涼山彞族自治州, south Sichuan

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寧安市〔宁--〕 ning4 on1 si5 {Níng ān shì}

Ning'an county level city in Mudanjiang 牡丹江, Heilongjiang

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寧陝縣〔宁陕县〕 ning4 sim2 jyun6 {Níng shǎn Xiàn}

Ningshan County in Ankang 安康, Shaanxi

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寧城縣〔宁-县〕 ning4 sing4 jyun6 {Níng chéng xiàn}

Ningcheng county of Chifeng 赤峰, Inner Mongolia

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寧津縣〔宁-县〕 ning4 zeon1 jyun6 {Níng jīn xiàn}

Ningjin county in Dezhou 德州, Shandong

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寧晉縣〔宁晋县〕 ning4 zeon3 jyun6 {Níng jìn xiàn}

Ningjin county in Xingtai 邢台, Hebei

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寧波地區〔宁--区〕 ning4 bo1 dei6 keoi1 {Níng bō dì qū}

Ningbo prefecture, Zhejiang

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寧德地區〔宁--区〕 ning4 dak1 dei6 keoi1 {Níng dé dì qū}

Ningde prefecture in Fujian

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寧缺毋濫〔宁--滥〕 ning4 kyut3 mou4 laam6 {nìng quē wú làn}

better to have nothing (than substandard choice) (idiom); would prefer to go without than accept shoddy option

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寧死不屈〔宁---〕 ning4 sei2 bat1 wat1 {nìng sǐ bù qū}

rather die than submit (idiom)

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寧靜致遠〔宁静-远〕 ning4 zing6 zi3 jyun5 {níng jìng zhì yuǎn}

  1. tranquility yields transcendence (idiom); quiet life of profound study
  2. cf Still waters run deep.

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寧左勿右〔宁---〕 ning4 zo2 mat6 jau6 {nìng zuǒ wù yòu}

(of one's political views) to prefer left rather than right (idiom during the Cultural Revolution)

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寧夏回族自治區〔宁-----区〕 ning4 haa6 wui4 zuk6 zi6 zi6 keoi1 {Níng xià Huí zú Zì zhì qū}

Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, abbr. 寧, capital Yinchuan 銀川

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寧蒗彞族自治縣〔宁-彝---县〕 ning4 long6 ji4 zuk6 zi6 zi6 jyun6 {Níng làng Yí zú Zì zhì xiàn}

Ninglang Yizu Autonomous County in Lijiang 麗江, Yunnan

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寧為玉碎,不為瓦全〔宁为----为--〕 ning4 wai4 juk6 seoi3 ,bat1 wai4 ngaa5 cyun4 {nìng wéi yù suì , bù wéi wǎ quán}

  1. Better broken jade than intact tile.
  2. Death is preferable to dishonor. (idiom)

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寧做雞頭,不做鳳尾〔宁-鸡头---凤-〕 ning4 zou6 gai1 tau4, bat1 zou6 fung6 mei5 {nìng zuò jī tóu , bù zuò fèng wěi}

  1. lit. would rather be a chicken's head than a phoenix's tail (idiom)
  2. fig. to prefer to be a big fish in a small pond rather than a small fish in a big pond

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寧洱哈尼族彞族自治縣〔宁----彝---县〕 ning4 ji5 haa1 nei4 zuk6 ji4 zuk6 zi6 zi6 jyun6 {Níng ěr Hā ní zú Yí zú Zì zhì xiàn}

  1. Ning'er Hani and Yi Autonomous County in Yunnan, capital Pu'er city 普洱市
  2. formerly Pu'er Hani and Yi autonomous county

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寧教人打仔,莫教人分妻〔宁----------〕 ning4 gaau3 jan4 daa2 zai2 mok6 gaau3 jan4 fan1 cai1 {níng jiào rén dǎ zǎi , mò jiào rén fēn qī}

rather teach others to hit their children, and not persuade others to divorce, it means it is better to teach others to teach their children well, instead of persuade others to get a divorce and break the family apart

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寧拆十座廟,不毀一樁婚〔宁---庙--毁-桩-〕 ning4 caak3 sap6 zo6 miu2, bat1 wai2 jat1 zong1 fan1 {níng chāi shí zuò miào , bù huì yī zhuāng hūn}

rather destroy ten temples than a single marriage (idiom)

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